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OT Creating online accounts

I get so frustrated when creating online accounts. Some sites require a username and a password and then won't let...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kilowatt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by kilowatt

Electric connection

Kind of hard to describe what I'm looking for here. I think on RVs and 5th wheels, and I know on the 'beer wago...
38 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mwl
38 comments posted 17yrs posted by mwl

When to remove painter's tape?

Hi All, I'm about to start painting my bathroom. I covered the door trim and baseboard with the blue painter's...
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posted by andywu80
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by andywu80

Champion toilet

I have a champion toilet with a leaky flush valve. The toilet is less than a year old. I have another champion toilet t...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123

Hot water in toilets and urinals - commercial bldg.

I work in a 4 story building with standard commercial toilets and urinals. For some reason when the valve for the spray...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by limp_arbor
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by limp_arbor

Hunter Digital A/C Thermostat Install Guide

I was getting really tired of our old Honeywell analog thermostat and how inaccurate it had become over the years. It w...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by paulmichaels79uf
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by paulmichaels79uf

OT and further to cutting hole in glass bottle!!!

With my apology for OT. I have a section of the shore portion of the first Transatlantic 'Telephone' cable (Not...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tsanford
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by tsanford

Peerless vs Burnham

I have a 24 year old Burnham boiler that I need to replace in my 1700 sqft home. The home is heated with forced hot wat...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nojunk_allowed
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by nojunk_allowed

Wasp spray that works

Last night, went to check out some wasps at the church. Some how, they got into the primary room. One of the boys had b...
57 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
57 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Leaky toilet

A home toilet has developed a slight leak at the base of the toilet where it connects to the floor. This started about...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pdk30
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by pdk30

Repairing broken china

I would like to do as seamless a repair as possible of a broken plate of fine (bone) china (made by Lenox). The pieces...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOSPAM
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOSPAM

Concrete painting & finishing question.

I have 2 concrete items I'd like to refinish. One is a concrete mushroom that was painted at one time but almost al...
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posted by Bewet_Miller
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Bewet_Miller

Homelite gas trimmer question

I have a gas trimmer. Homelite quikstart or something similar. It has been acting cranky, so I took it apart, replaced...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Mold smell only short duration after shower

I rent a bachelors apartment in a 70's era highrise (cement walls separate units). Whenever I shower, I come out of...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by andymhancock
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by andymhancock